Telus buys another small B.C. cableco

SALMON ARM, B.C. – Mascon Cable Systems was purchased last week by Telus Corp., Cartt.ca has learned.The purchase price was not announced but the this is the second rural B.C. cable operation purchase by the big western telco in four months. Telus bought YourLink’s BC cable operations in October. No job losses are expected with the move, a Telus spokesperson told Cartt.ca in a statement. “Telus is hiring all employees of both YourLink BC and Mascon Cable. We have no plans to change staffing levels, and will be integrating our teams over the coming months. We plan to invest in enhancing...